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'Hybrid' skull may have been a child of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens

The skull of a 5-year-old girl who lived 140,000 years ago has similarities with modern Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, suggesting her parents might have belonged to different species

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A Neanderthal-shaped skull may explain why some people get headaches

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Life

Orcas are bringing humans gifts – what does it mean?

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Life

Ash trees are rapidly evolving some resistance to ash dieback disease

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Women's pelvises are shrinking – how is that changing childbirth?

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Humans

Ancient humans only evolved language once, but why?

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Our big brains may have evolved because of placental sex hormones

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Our big brains may have evolved because of placental sex hormones

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Ancient monstersaur had 'goblin-like' teeth and sheddable tail

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Ancient monstersaur had 'goblin-like' teeth and sheddable tail

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Mind

Women find other women’s faces even more attractive than men do

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Humans

Ancient humans evolved to be better teachers as technology advanced

As our ancestors developed more advanced tools and cultural practices, they also developed new ways of explaining concepts to others – culminating in the emergence of complex language

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Environment

Could undersea living be the future as sea levels rise?

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TB's extraordinary evolution reveals why the ancient disease lives on

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Life

There’s growing evidence the big five mass extinctions never happened

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Life

Fossils show puzzling lack of evolution during last ice age peak

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